Stock-tank.



No. 707,530. Patented Aug. I9, |902.

' W. C. WRIGHT.

STCK TANK.

(Application flarl Sept. 30, 1901. Renewed June 30, 19025 5| x l van To@ me "cams persas cc.. PHcraumo.. wwwnmon TATES IVAYNE C. WRIGHT, OF AMARILLO, TEXAS.

STOCK-TAN K.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 707,530, dated August 19, 1902.

Application tiled September 30, 1901. Renewed June 30.1902. Serial No. 113,834. (No model.)

To @ZZ wiz/0711, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WAYNE C. WRIGHT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Amarillo, in the county of Potter, State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stock-Tanks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to stock-tanks; and it has for its object to provide a device of this nature having a reservoir connected therewith and supplied by a pump in such inanner that the water from the pulnp will flow directly to the tank, the surplus passing to the reservoir, from which it is drawn to replenish the tank when the pump is not in operation.

Other objects and advantages of the invention have reference to details of structure, which will be understood from the following description.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a view partly in section and partly in elevation and showingva construction embodying the present invention. Fig. 2 is a detail view showing the valve in the supply-pipe that communicates the pipe at times with the reservoir.

Referring now to the, drawings, there is,

is taken downwardly and into the ground and then laterally and then upwardly through the bottom of the tank 5 and terminates in a float-valve mechanism 11 at a point below the upper edge of the tank. The float-valve mechanism is designed to open the pipe when the water in the tank has dropped to a predetermined level and to close the pipe when the water that has run therefrom has raised the lcvol of tho water in the tank to its former height. Thus under any circumstances water will feed from the pipe to the tank only when the normal level of the Water in the tank has been reduced.

Connected with the upper endA of the pipe 9 within the reservoir and by means of the elbow 12 is a pipe 13, which entends laterally of the tank and has a T 14 connected to its end and which is turned upwardly for engagement therewith of the pipe 15, which eX- tends vertically to a point above the upper edge of the reservoir and terminates Ain the funnel 1G, to which leads the discharge-pipe 17 from a pump operated by a windmill or in any other suitable manner. In the under side of the T 14- is an opening 1S, at the upper edge of which is formed the Valve-seat 19, for which is provided the upwardly-opening valve 20, which when lowered closes communication between the pipe and reservoir and when raised. opens communication, so that water may flow from the reservoir to the tank.

The operation of this apparatus is as follows: The pump being in operation water is fed to the pipe 15 and flows therethrough into the connected pipes and thence to the tank 5, the float-valve being open, and this flow continues until the iioa-t-valve is raised and cuts off the flow of water. The pressure of water in the pipe 15 holds the valve 20 closed, so that no water runs from the reservoir, and thus there is fed water direct from the pump to the tank, this water being palatable to the stock in summer, because of being cooler than water from the reservoir, and being also more palatable in winter, because that it is Warmer than the water from the reservoir. When the iioat-valve closes, if the pump continues to operate the water flows over the edge of the funnel and into the reservoir. Supposing that the pump be stopped and water be kdrawn from the tank to open the oat-valve,

suitable materials and proportions may be used for the various parts Without departing l mechanismfor the pipe in the tank for controlling the passage of Water from the pipe to the tank, an opening in the pipe communicating with the reservoir and having an inwardly-opening valve, said pipe extending above the Water-level of the reservoir and having a liared upper end, and a supply-pipe leading to the flared end.

In testimony whereof I my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

WAYNE C. WRIGHTL Vitnosses: GEO. II. CHANDLEE,

FRANK D. BLACKIsToNE, 

